Third Wednesday of Easter

Clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for: God opposes the proud but bestows favor on the humble. So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you.

Humility is a virtue we all need to cultivate as Christians. It is the recognition of our own faults and frailties and a powerful inoculation against the sin of pride. It is the ability to consider ourselves lowly and because of this to be willing to become a servant to God's Divine Will. It is not to berate ourselves and lose hope, but rather it is a virtue that spawns hope by helping us place our trust in God and not ourselves. It is not to be falsely humble and pretend we are completely worthless, but rather to recognize the worth we have comes from the graces and gifts God has given us and we should be good and faithful stewards of all God has given us. If we are truly humble, then God will favor us as He favored His Holy Mother Mary, Most Humble.

How can we learn to cloth ourselves with humility in our dealings with God and others? What can we do to humbly place our total trust in God's Will? What can we do to guard against false humility?

O Lord, we humble ourselves under your mighty hand.

Amen.